A Commercial Mobile Alert Message System (CMAS) message comprises a message identifier indicative of the type of alert message in the CMAS message. The identifier is used by a mobile device configured to receive and process CMAS messages to determine if the message alert is to be rendered via the mobile device. The identifier also can be used to place the mobile device in a power conservation state. In an example configuration, the mobile device interprets the message identifier to determine if a subscriber wants the message rendered. If the subscriber wants the message rendered, the mobile device processes and renders the message appropriately. If the subscriber does not want the message rendered, the message is ignored and optionally, the mobile device is placed in a power conservation mode.
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1. A method comprising: receiving, at a mobile device, a Commercial Mobile Alert Message System (CMAS) message comprising a plurality of message identifiers, a selected message identifier of the plurality of message identifiers being indicative of a type of the CMAS message, the plurality of message identifiers comprising: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Presidential alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Extreme alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Severe alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Child Abduction alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Test alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Exercise alert; and a message identifier indicative of an operator specific CMAS test alert; determining, at the mobile device, in accordance with the selected message identifier, if the alert message is to be rendered, the selected message identifier comprising an indication of a language; if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, based at least in part on the language being a language of interest, rendering the alert message; and if it is determined that the alert message is not to be rendered, based at least in part on the language not being a language of interest, entering a power conservation state of the mobile device receiving the CMAS message.
2. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein entering a power conservation state further comprises: managing power consumption functions of the mobile device.
3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the CMAS Extreme alert message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
4. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein for a the CMAS Severe alert message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
5. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, rendering the alert message via at least one of a visual rendering, an acoustic rendering, or a mechanical rendering.
6. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, visually rendering the alert message via at least one of text, an image, video, or multimedia.
7. The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, visually rendering a sign language translation of the alert message.
8. A mobile device comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instruction that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving a Commercial Mobile Alert Message System (CMAS) message comprising a plurality of message identifiers, a selected message identifier of the plurality of message identifiers being indicative of a type of the CMAS message, the plurality of message identifiers comprising: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Presidential alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Extreme alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Severe alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Child Abduction alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Test alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Exercise alert; and a message identifier indicative of an operator specific CMAS test alert; determining, in accordance with the selected message identifier, if the alert message is to be rendered, the selected message identifier comprising an indication of a language; if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, based at least in part on the language being a language of interest, rendering the alert message; and if it is determined that the alert message is not to be rendered, based at least in part on the language not being a language of interest, entering a power conservation state of the mobile device receiving the CMAS message.
9. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , wherein entering a power conservation state further comprises: managing power consumption functions of the mobile device.
10. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , wherein a CMAS Extreme alert message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
11. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , wherein a CMAS Severe alert message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
12. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , further configured to: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, render the alert message via at least one of a visual rendering, an acoustic rendering, or a mechanical rendering.
13. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , further configured to: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, visually render the alert message via at least one of text, an image, video, or multimedia.
14. The mobile device in accordance with claim 8 , further configured to: if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, visually render a sign language translation of the alert message.
15. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a transient signal and is not software per se, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising: receiving, at a mobile device, a Commercial Mobile Alert Message System (CMAS) message comprising a plurality of message identifiers, a selected message identifier of the plurality of message identifiers being indicative of a type of the CMAS message, the plurality of message identifiers comprising: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Presidential alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Extreme alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Severe alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Child Abduction alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Test alert; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS Exercise alert; and a message identifier indicative of an operator specific CMAS test alert; determining, at the mobile device, in accordance with the selected message identifier, if the alert message is to be rendered, the selected message identifier comprising an indication of a language; if it is determined that the alert message is to be rendered, based at least in part on the language being a language of interest, rendering the alert message; and if it is determined that the alert message is not to be rendered, based at least in part on the language not being a language of interest, entering a power conservation state of the mobile device receiving the CMAS message.
16. The computer-readable storage medium in accordance with claim 15 , wherein for a CMAS Extreme alert, the at least one message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
17. The computer-readable storage medium in accordance with claim 15 , wherein for a CMAS Severe alert, the at least one message identifier comprises at least one of: a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Extreme, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Observed; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Immediate, and a Certainty designation of Likely; a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Observed; or a message identifier indicative of a CMAS message having a Severity designation of Severe, an Urgency designation of Expected, and a Certainty designation of Likely.
18. The computer-readable storage medium in accordance with claim 15 , wherein entering a power conservation state further comprises: managing power consumption functions of the mobile device.
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